Sunlight was streaming down through the dense gaps in the pine needles of the trees on both sides of the street, and the beams of light were sinking and floating.
Shirou walked down the road with a sad face.
"My Magic Circuits... it is 0, huh..."
Although Shirou knew that Magic Circuits needed to be opened one by one, he was not a member of a magus family, and it was impossible for a magus to take him as an apprentice.
Because I don't know what to do, I can't develop my Magic Circuits.
"Forget it, I'll think about that kind of thing later."
It was useless to worry about what couldn't be done now; Shirou exhaled and closed the status bar.
While thinking about a lot of information, the school was already close at hand.
Interrupted by his thoughts, Shirou followed the crowd of students into the school gate.
Suddenly, a red figure passed in front of him.
"Wait... Could that be... Tohsaka Rin?"
Shirou's pupils shrank.
...
The figure I saw just now was definitely Tohsaka Rin.
If you think about it, the name of Shirou's current school is "Homurahara Elementary School."
And Tohsaka Rin seems to have attended "Homurahara Elementary School" in her childhood.
"Hmm... Is it a coincidence..."
Shirou sat in the penultimate row by the window, resting his chin on his hand and looking out the window while thinking.
"Okay, then please stand up and answer this question!"
Shirou, who was called, was suddenly startled and then looked at the podium.
That was when he realized that all the students had their eyes on him.
"..."
It looked like he was caught daydreaming.
Shirou thought to himself.
However, it was only a subject for elementary school students, so it was impossible to stump him at all.
Shirou stood up calmly, walked onto the podium, and then wrote the answer casually under the gaze of the elementary school students and the teacher watching the display.
"Ah, this..."
The female teacher, who had her mouth slightly open and looked a little surprised, lifted her glasses and was stunned for a few seconds before reacting.
"... That's a good answer. You may sit down, Fujimaru-san."
After that small episode, the female teacher stopped paying attention to Shirou.
The class time was extremely boring, mainly because the knowledge taught in elementary school was too simple for Shirou.
The content of the lecture here was much simpler than the content of a school in China.
And the class time was not long; school was out before 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
At the end of school, Shirou, who was about to leave after packing up, was suddenly stopped by several elementary school students.
Because of today's class incident, it seemed they wanted to make friends with Shirou.
"Fujimaru-san, we're going to the playground today. Do you want to come with us?"
"... I have something to do today. Next time."
Shirou politely refused.
"Eh~ Oh well."
The children were a little disappointed by Shirou's refusal and walked away.
Speaking of which, Japanese schools have small social groups starting from elementary school, but there was a reason why Shirou had always been alone and was not excluded.
That happened a few months ago.
At that time, because Shirou was alone, a small group in the class began to deliberately bully him, and it didn't matter to Shirou if elementary school students excluded him.
But in the end, because those elementary school students were pushing their luck, they even began to insult Mrs. Fujimaru.
Then, Shirou didn't hold back his temper. He picked up a bench and rushed up to beat a few children until they had bruised noses and swollen faces. They were knocked down and went directly to the hospital for several weeks.
After that incident, everyone knew that Shirou was a tough nut to crack, and they didn't dare to provoke him at will.
Just as Shirou walked out of the school gate some distance, he suddenly saw a red figure.
A young and immature white face, wearing a burgundy coat, a small black skirt with stockings of the same color, and a red schoolbag on her back.
And those two dangling signature twin tails.
That was undoubtedly Tohsaka Rin in her childhood.
"Do I want to follow and have a look..."
Shirou hesitated.
Wouldn't that make me look like a creep?
But I'm only seven years old, so I can't really do anything.
Just as Shirou was hesitating, the girl in front of him had already turned a corner. Shirou immediately made a decision and hurriedly followed.
Turning the corner, he was greeted by an empty road.
"Huh... Where did she go?"
Shirou took two steps and looked at both sides of the road with some confusion.
Suddenly, Shirou felt a blow to the back of his neck, and in an instant, the world in front of him spun around.
...
When Shirou opened his eyes in a daze, he found that his body couldn't move at all.
Shirou, who was a little confused, immediately woke up.
'Is this... a kidnapping?'
Shirou frowned and hurriedly observed the surrounding environment.
He was now in a rented room with no beds, but with a variety of knives, ropes, and other paraphernalia used for kidnapping.
On the floor in the middle of the room, a pattern resembling a magic circle was drawn, and Shirou could tell at a glance that it was a summoning ritual used to summon a Servant.
The space was small, the door was locked, and a tall and thin figure was very close to the door, preventing the possibility of escape.
At this moment, a whimper came from the side.
"Woooooooooo... Woohoo...!"
When Shirou heard the sound, he saw that the young Tohsaka Rin was just like him at the moment. Not only was her mouth sealed with duct tape, but even her hands were tied with ropes, and her small legs were weak from fear.
'This is a bit bad...'
Shirou's heart froze.
While Shirou was thinking about what to do, the culprit who kidnapped him and Tohsaka Rin let out a sharp and crazy laugh, dancing in front of the magic circle in the middle of the house.
"Hahaha!... Hey, is it five times? Oh, it's just one less addition, tsk..."
When he saw the kidnapper's face, Shirou's amber pupils couldn't help but shrink.
'Uryuu Ryunosuke!?'
I was so unlucky to meet this murderer!?
Uryuu Ryunosuke, an indiscriminate murderer, is unusually sensitive to the truth and falsehood of death. A crazy performance artist who wants to understand death and is proficient in killing, he believes the more people he kills, the deeper his understanding of life. He thinks it is "something that produces benefits," so he holds this belief and commits serial murders everywhere in Japan.
Shirou's heart couldn't help but beat faster, and his thoughts, which he had forced to stay calm, became chaotic.
'Damn... Don't panic! If I do, I'll be dead. I must find a way to save myself!'